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Webb to drive Bathurst winner in Adelaide

A PAIR of decorated Holden Commodore Supercars have joined the growing list of racecars confirmed for this year’s Adelaide Motorsport Festival.

The VF Commodore that claimed the 2016 Bathurst 1000 in the hands of Will Davison and Jonathon Webb will feature at the event, with Webb to return to the cockpit of his race-winning car.

The Triple Eight-built machine will make its first public appearance at the festival since being restored to its Great Race-winning Darrell Lea STIX livery by Eggleston Motorsport.

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Also on hand will be the car that earnt Holden’s final Repco Supercars Championship race victory at Adelaide last December.

Broc Feeney secured his maiden ‘main game’ race win in the final outing of the 2022 season at the VALO Adelaide 500 driving Triple Eight chassis 888A-055, which will be driven at the festival by new owner Peter Xibberas.

The cars headline a host of Holden Supercars amid a celebration of the marque’s championship heritage.

Jamie Whincup’s 2013 and 2014 title-winning VF Commodore will also be in action, along with a former James Courtney Holden Racing Team VF, an ex-Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team VZ, a Holden Racing Team VE raced by Mark Skaife and a former Perkins Engineering VE Commodore.

More touring cars, sportscars, Formula 1 cars, rally cars and others machines attending the event are expected to be revealed in the coming weeks.

The Adelaide Motorsport Festival will take place at Victoria Park on March 24-26.

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